Shloka 33
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय सायकांश्व चतुर्दश
athānyad dhanur ādāya sāyakāṁś caturdaśa | tatpaścāt drupadaputraḥ dhṛṣṭadyumno raṇabhūmau droṇācāryaṁ vyathayām āsa | tataḥ tau parasparaṁ atīva kupitau bhīṣaṇaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ cakratuḥ ||
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय सायकांश्च चतुर्दश । द्रुपदपुत्रो धृष्टद्युम्नो द्रोणं समरपीडयत् ॥ ततः परस्परं क्रुद्धौ भीषणं समरेऽभवताम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) and mutual resentment can intensify conflict: even within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma, wrath drives combat toward greater ferocity, obscuring restraint and right judgment.
Dhrishtadyumna takes up another bow and shoots fourteen arrows, wounding Droṇa; then both warriors, provoked and furious, engage each other in a fierce duel on the battlefield.